Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Hi everybody. I was wondering if you could share some songs or licks that have some dorian ideas as I find myself playing mainly the pentatonic or the aeolian scale and I feel like i need a bit of inspiration.
Thank you so much!

Dorian Vamp Im to IV

Oye Como Va - Santana - Am7 to D9
Evil Ways - Santana - Gm to C
Breathe - Pink Floyd - Em to A
Great Gig in the Sky - Gm7 to C9
Another Brick in the Wall - Dm to G
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd - Em to A
I Wish - Stevie Wonder - Ebm7 to Ab7
Good Times - Chic - Em7 to A7
Use Me - Bill Withers - Em7 to A7
Chameleon - Herbie Hancock Bbm7 to Eb7
Lucky - Radiohead - Em to A
Apache - The Shadows Am to D
No Quarter - Led Zeppelin C#m7 to F#7
Reptilia - The Strokes - Bm to E
Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band - Fm7 to Bb7

Dorian Vamp Im to IIm

Another common chord move in Dorian is the Im to IIm vamp. This also sounds great because the II minor includes that special note, the raised 6th. In this case, that note is the 5th of the IIm chord. Without that note, it wouldn't sound Dorian. Here are some examples of songs that include this type of vamp:

Moondance - Van Morrison - Am7 Bm7
Light My Fire - The Doors - Am7 Bm7

source:https://www.bluemorris.com/post/songs-dorian-mode

Other Dorian Songs

Of course there are many ways we can use the Dorian sound. Some songs will only use it for one section of a song, perhaps a vamp and solo at the end. It not necessary for an entire song to be in Dorian. All the above songs use just two-chord vamps of Dorian, but of course we can use any combination of the chords of the Dorian mode. Here are some more examples of songs that use Dorian.
Riders on the Storm - The Doors
Mad World - Tears for Fears
Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
Woodstock - Joni Mitchell
Scarborough Fair - Traditional folk song
Drive - REM
So What - Miles Davis

Wiked Game by Chris Isaac I one of my favourites as well as bill withers -use me and Moondance - Van Morrison

IVe jsut discovered I quite like the mellow sound the dorian mode

If you can hear my song "The Good Life" from my Pure .... go to Spotify ... look for The Good Life extended version.

Tomo

You can check these lessons related Dorian sound.

Tomo

ET14 Diatonic Triads Root Position
https://tomovhxtv.vhx.tv/videos/et14-diatonic-triads-root-position

AT42 Dorian Soloing with Diatonic Triads
https://tomovhxtv.vhx.tv/videos/at42-dorian-soloing-with-diatonic-triads

Well, looks like I have something to do this weekend!

Really appreciate this space and many thanks to both of you!

Mattia

I Just realised Billy jean - Michael Jackson uses the dorian mode!

Its very similar to van morrisons -moondance progression

great list smooth, ty!